Hi All,I am considering buying a Nikon D7100. I like the convenience of having a built-in flash for daytime fill flash.Is the build-in flash on D7100 capable of working with shutter faster than 1/250s? Or do I need external flash like SBxxx series?Thanks.AJ

momo wrote:Hi All,I am considering buying a Nikon D7100. I like the convenience of having a built-in flash for daytime fill flash.Is the build-in flash on D7100 capable of working with shutter faster than 1/250s? Or do I need external flash like SBxxx series?Thanks.AJYou can do 1/320s with the pop-up but not faster. With a compatibleauto FP high speed syncexternal (SB-700 for example), the camera can do auto FP high speed sync up to 1/8000s I think. Actually works pretty darn well though you are power limited (so the faster the shutter speed thew closer the subject needs to be).

momo wrote:Hi All,I am considering buying a Nikon D7100. I like the convenience of having a built-in flash for daytime fill flash.Is the build-in flash on D7100 capable of working with shutter faster than 1/250s? Or do I need external flash like SBxxx series?Thanks.AJI think that you're talking about FP flash. FP flash is only available with external speedlights, as it requires a very fast recharging unit that discharges multiple times during the exposure (at reduced power). The built-in flash on the D7100 is rather weak and recharges slowly.Review page 244 of the manual, option e1. Note that there is a "grey zone" in which the single flash on the camera will barely work - 1/320 is the absolute max, but 1/250 is the reliable limit. Option e1 sets the shutter speed at which FP flash will be engaged, if a compatible speedlight is mounted.

Thank you for the info!

Thank you for the info!